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BIANCA: THAT IS RIGHT.
IT'S A TREND WE ARE SEEING
ACROSS THE COUNTRY, LATINOS ARE
TURNING OUT IN RECORD NUMBERS TO
VOTE.
AND HERE ON THE CENTRAL COAST,
IT'S NO DIFFERENT.
MANY ARE INSPIRED BY THE
PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES AND MANY
SAY THAT IS NOT THE ONLY REASON.
DAVID KONG: I'VE WORKED AT THIS
POLLING PLACE PREVIOUS YEARS AND
THIS IS THE LARGEST THAT I'VE
SEEN
IT'S BEEN VERY STEADY ALL DAY
LONG.
BIANCA: THE POLLING PLACES WERE
BUSY IN SOUTH MONTEREY COUNTY.
WHETHER PEOPLE WERE COMING BY TO
QUICKLY DROP OFF THEIR BALLOT,
OR TAKING THEIR TIME AT THE
POLLS, VOTER TURN OUT WAS HIGH
ON ELECTION DAY.
VINZ KOLLER: WE'VE REALLY SEEN
IT PICK UP AND IT'S BEEN PICKING
UP ACROSS ALL ETHNIC GROUPS, ALL
REGIONS.
BUT WE'VE SEEN ESPECIALLY IS THE
LATINO VOTER IS HIGHER THAN
TYPICAL.
ESPECIALLY FOR VOTE BY MAIL
VOTE.
BIANCA: OVER ONE FIFTH OF THE
BALLOTS RETURNED TUESDAY WERE
LATINO VOTERS, WHICH IS HIGH FOR
THIS AREA.
VOTERS WE SPOKE TO WERE
MOTIVATED BY A NUMBER OF ISSUES.
>> MARIJUANA LEGALIZATION,
PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES,
FRACKING.
AND THE 2ND LANGUAGE IN SCHOOLS
IS VERY IMPORTANT TO ME.
SO HOPEFULLY WE GET OUR WAY ON
, THAT.
ANA FLORES: FOR THE SCHOOLS, WE
NEED MORE FUNDING FOR OUR
SCHOOLS.
BIANCA: MAINLY THE PRESIDENTIAL
ELECTION.
MARIA TRINIDAD: TENEMOS TANTO
CONTROVERSIA TANTO CON HILLARY
CON TRUMP, Y PUES NOS TIENEN UN
POCO EN SUSPENSA ESTAMOS CON
PENDIENTE QUE NOS VA PASAR.
>> THERE'S SO MUCH CONTROVERSY
WITH BOTH HILLARY AND TRUMP, WE
ARE ANXIOUS TO SEE WHAT HAPPENS.
BIANCA: AND SHE SAYS SHE AND HER
HUSBAND WHO VOTE EVERY YEAR.
THE YOUNGER COUPLE SAYS THEY
HAVE SKIPPED ELECTIONS IN THE
PAST, EVERYONE WE SPOKE TO TODAY
SAID THIS YEAR THEY COULD NOT
SIT THIS ONE OUT.
ERIN: THANK YOU.
MANY HISPANIC LEADERS SAY THE
LATINO VOTE COULD POTENTIALLY
SWAY SUCH KEY STATES AS NEVADA,
ARIZONA AND FLORIDA.
GOVERNOR BROWN CAST HIS BALLOT
THIS MORNING, HE ARRIVED WITH
HIS DOG JUST AFTER 8:30 TO A
POLLING LOCATION IN SACRAMENTO.
THE GOVERNOR FILLED OUT HIS
VOTE-BY-MAIL BALLOT AHEAD OF
TIME AND SIMPLY DROPPED IN THE
BOX.
HE ALSO ADDRESSED THE FEELINGS
OF VOTERS AFTER BEING ASKED
ABOUT THIS PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN
SEASON.
>> I WOULD SAY NEITHER SIDE
100% RIGHT, SO DON'T FEEL BAD IF
YOU LOSE.
ERIN: ASIDE FROM SUPPORTING
HILLARY CLINTON FOR PRESIDEN
BROWN HAS ALSO BEEN A FRONT MAN
FOR PUSHING THE NO VOTES ON PROP
53.
IN THE RACE FOR U.S. SENTE,
KAMALA HARRIS MAKING HER FINAL
CAMPAIGN STOP IN EAST LOS
ANGELES AT A VOLUNTEER CALL
CENTER FOR HILLARY CLINTON.
DAN: AS SHE GOT OFF THE BUS, SHE
WAS GREETED BY SUPPORTERS AND
LOS ANGELES AREA LAWMAKERS.
HER CAMPAIGN PARTY KICKS OFF
ABOUT 8:00 TONIGHT IN L.
MEANTIME ABOUT 30 MILES AWAY,
, HER OPPONENT CONGRESSWOMAN
LORETTA SANCHEZ WAS IN HER
DISTRICT, CASTING HER BALLOT AT
ORANGE HIGH SCHOOL.
TONIGHT SHE'LL BE IN SANTA ANA
WATCHING THE RETURNS.
AND BECAUSE THIS RACE IS SO
UNIQUE, WITH TWO DEMOCRATS ON
THE BALLOT, SHE SAYS IT WAS A